Comments - Ending World Hunger Is Immoral - Think Atheist2015-03-03T19:32:06Zhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=1982180%3ABlogPost%3A1295713&xn_auth=no@ Angela-- hahaha cat scanner…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2013-04-22:1982180:Comment:12982772013-04-22T22:45:35.004ZMissy Hollingsworthhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/MissyHollingsworth
<p>@ Angela-- hahaha cat scanners... my first thought was little scan machines meant for cats, then I realized what you meant. CATscan machines...duh!</p>
<p>So, my thoughts on this, and I really have no room to talk because like Dr. Grixis, I too am a breeder. I have three children, who are all adults now, and two of which are gay, and one is married with a baby on the way.</p>
<p>I have to agree with you, kOrsan on much of what you've said. Most importantly about the italicized bit in your…</p>
<p>@ Angela-- hahaha cat scanners... my first thought was little scan machines meant for cats, then I realized what you meant. CATscan machines...duh!</p>
<p>So, my thoughts on this, and I really have no room to talk because like Dr. Grixis, I too am a breeder. I have three children, who are all adults now, and two of which are gay, and one is married with a baby on the way.</p>
<p>I have to agree with you, kOrsan on much of what you've said. Most importantly about the italicized bit in your second post. I think that if our governments (all the governments of the world...or at least all of those in the UN) would quit wasting money on needless wars, politics and spreading hate, and start putting it back into space exploration, mankind may possibly be better off in the future...that is if we make it that long...</p>
<p>About famine and disease being natures birth control... well humans are way too smart because we even figured out a way to beat nature at at least one of those to forms... we created vaccines.</p>
<p>One thing you said about breeders and religion really hit home with me. I have several family members who are devout mormons, and wouldn't you know it, they all have huge families! My aunt has 4 girls, who are all adults, and each have 4-5 kids. One of my uncles has 7 kids. He stopped having kids when the last one was born with some kind of mental dysfunction. I'm not sure what it is, and I'm not trying to be discriminatory, but that's what it took for him to get his wife 'fixed' and they were in their 50's when their last kid was born. Scary fact! I'm not really sure why catholics and mormons don't believe in birth control, and I don't really care, but there has to come a time when they say, "Wow Marj, I don't know if we can support any more kids, we already have a herd...." oh, but wait, they think if they pray to a nonexistent invisible friend named 'god' that he will provide for them... I wonder if you can eat nonexistent invisible friend food...just sayin!</p>
<p>I apologize in advance for the sarcasm, but that's just my way of saying, wake the fuck up people, there is no god! There is no scientific evidence that proves the existence of god (in any form), therefore, there is no god!</p> @ Belle - "we're already .. "…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2013-04-19:1982180:Comment:12971912013-04-19T21:36:25.004ZSimon Payntonhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/SimonPaynton
<p>@ Belle - "<em>we're already</em> .. " shhh - I think you're right. </p>
<p>@ Belle - "<em>we're already</em> .. " shhh - I think you're right. </p> I have my doubts that the pum…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2013-04-19:1982180:Comment:12965752013-04-19T03:55:06.356ZUnseenhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/Unseen
<p>I have my doubts that the puma sightings are real. Like you say, they'd be evident by now. I know Australia has had (has?) a bit problem with imported rabbits. You have a cat problem, too? Cats are hell on small animals and birds wherever they are. My own kitty, cute and cuddly as she is, has the speed, reflexes, and claws to give her a very high kill rate. They're perfect predators.</p>
<p>I have my doubts that the puma sightings are real. Like you say, they'd be evident by now. I know Australia has had (has?) a bit problem with imported rabbits. You have a cat problem, too? Cats are hell on small animals and birds wherever they are. My own kitty, cute and cuddly as she is, has the speed, reflexes, and claws to give her a very high kill rate. They're perfect predators.</p> I googled up some puma sighti…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2013-04-19:1982180:Comment:12966282013-04-19T02:26:38.069ZUnseenhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/Unseen
<p>I googled up some puma sighting photos. Most of the cats were black. I'm not sure black is a possible coat color for pumas. From their profiles, they looked a bit more like leopards than pumas, and leopards DO come in black. If you do have pumas, they should spread like wildfire. At one time they were the only predator (and perhaps the only mammal) whose range went from Northern Canada to the Southern tip of South America. They thrive in forests, plains, and deserts, and at any elevation…</p>
<p>I googled up some puma sighting photos. Most of the cats were black. I'm not sure black is a possible coat color for pumas. From their profiles, they looked a bit more like leopards than pumas, and leopards DO come in black. If you do have pumas, they should spread like wildfire. At one time they were the only predator (and perhaps the only mammal) whose range went from Northern Canada to the Southern tip of South America. They thrive in forests, plains, and deserts, and at any elevation from sea level to a mile above or more. If you have pumas, you'll have problems eradicating them. And since Australia's marsupial natives, with a few exceptions (kangaroos, wallabies), are a little slow, they'll be easy prey for pumas. Or leapards.</p> A koala could kick a leopard'…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2013-04-19:1982180:Comment:12966972013-04-19T01:14:45.849ZGregg R Thomashttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/GreggRThomas
<p>A koala could kick a leopard's ass.</p>
<p>A koala could kick a leopard's ass.</p> Maybe the koala needs another…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2013-04-19:1982180:Comment:12966092013-04-19T00:15:40.780ZUnseenhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/Unseen
<p>Maybe the koala needs another introduced species to prey on it. Why not bring in some leopards? What could go wrong?</p>
<p>Maybe the koala needs another introduced species to prey on it. Why not bring in some leopards? What could go wrong?</p> Does it really matter? At so…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2013-04-18:1982180:Comment:12964862013-04-18T23:49:04.653ZGregg R Thomashttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/GreggRThomas
<p>Does it really matter? At some point there will be a Gamma Ray Burst in this Galaxy and that will be the end of the human condition.</p>
<p>Overpopulation makes it hard on everyone vying for limited resources it is the bull in the china shop.</p>
<p>Does it really matter? At some point there will be a Gamma Ray Burst in this Galaxy and that will be the end of the human condition.</p>
<p>Overpopulation makes it hard on everyone vying for limited resources it is the bull in the china shop.</p> "All it does is sit in those…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2013-04-18:1982180:Comment:12965512013-04-18T23:49:02.101Zkris feenstrahttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/KrisFeenstra
<p><em>"All it does is sit in those trees getting drunk on eucalyptus juice..."</em></p>
<p>Sounds pretty damn evolved to me already.</p>
<p><em>"All it does is sit in those trees getting drunk on eucalyptus juice..."</em></p>
<p>Sounds pretty damn evolved to me already.</p> Natural, schmatural. It's wh…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2013-04-18:1982180:Comment:12964612013-04-18T20:21:59.408ZSimon Payntonhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/SimonPaynton
<p>Natural, schmatural. It's whatever you define it to be, and is a somewhat useless concept in my opinion. </p>
<p>@Belle - "<em>Morality is the very essence of how we have survived and evolved as a species. We don't create it, it has evolved from us. How then are we going to just turn our backs on the way we have evolved...</em> " </p>
<p>I like your description of morality. As kOrsan said, the long-term effects are important. As you said, short-term is important too. There's no excuse…</p>
<p>Natural, schmatural. It's whatever you define it to be, and is a somewhat useless concept in my opinion. </p>
<p>@Belle - "<em>Morality is the very essence of how we have survived and evolved as a species. We don't create it, it has evolved from us. How then are we going to just turn our backs on the way we have evolved...</em> " </p>
<p>I like your description of morality. As kOrsan said, the long-term effects are important. As you said, short-term is important too. There's no excuse for behaving unethically in the service of long-term goals. If harm has to be caused, then no more harm than is strictly necessary. The answer always has to be compassion. </p> @Angela Evangelia Animal pop…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2013-04-18:1982180:Comment:12963742013-04-18T20:15:05.210ZUnseenhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/Unseen
<p>@Angela Evangelia Animal populations drive themselves extinct on occasion. Since it can happen, it's natural,</p>
<p>@Angela Evangelia Animal populations drive themselves extinct on occasion. Since it can happen, it's natural,</p>